Sofia Sunset

Here is another photo from my recent trip to Sofia. It was taken from the window of Rodina Hotel on the 12th floor. I was getting back to my hotel room and saw the beautiful play of sun behind the clouds. Grabbed my camera and took a few shots. A few minutes later the show was over. One has to stay alert all the time ... Camera spec: Canon 40D with Canon EF-S 60mm 2.8, F8 @ 1/60, ISO 200.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

While visiting Sofia in Bulgaria, I went to see the famous Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. There were some clouds in the sky and I moved little bit to the side to make a more dramatic photo of this impressive building. The wide 11mm Tokina lens helped with the impression. The final touches were done in Lightroom 3.0. Camera spec: Canon 40D with Tokina 11-16 2.8 at 11mm, F9 @ 1/250, ISO 100.

Carnival Beuaty

I took this photo during the Aalborg Carnival and I decided to post it today. First of all, the dancer is very pretty but there are a few other elements that make this photo to pop up for me. The composition follows the golden rule of third and she is presented on the light background and the negative space on the right is darker which adds some balance to the scene. The dancer's face is in almost a perfect classical 2/3 view (she is photographed so often so I guess that she knows how to pose without any thinking :-) and my on-camera fill-in flash is used to add some catch-lights to her eyes. Because I was close to her at the telephoto end of my lens, F5.6 was enough to provide a pleasing blur of the background. Camera spec: Canon 5D mark ii with Canon 70-200 4L at 159mm, F5.6 @ 1/500, ISO 400.

Carnival Parade

As promised here comes another photo from the carnival parade in Aalborg this year. What I like on this photo is the expression and engagement of the dancer as well as the composition. When I photograph such events I always try to hide the surrounding buildings, street signs etc. This time I used the opportunity that the outfit of the dancer covered the whole frame in my camera. I simply don't like the corners on my photos to be empty ... Camera spec: Canon 5D mark ii with Canon 70-200 4L at 70mm, F5.6 @ 1/500, ISO 400.